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Dec
03
California PAGA Suit Snares Staffing Firm Beacon Hill
Boston-based Beacon Hill Staffing has been named as a defendant (Complaint attached below) in one of the many lawsuits being filed under California's Private Attorney General Act, commonly referred to as PAGA.
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Jul
15
California PAGA Reforms: Band Aid on a Broken Leg?
Updated law maintains penalties, creates new avenues for litigation, and hides a major win for labor
While some are optimistically celebrating the California PAGA "reforms" that went into effect on July 1, the complex new PAGA structure is just more of the anti-employer over-regulation that makes California the
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Oct
30
California Paid Sick Leave Expanding
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Aug
07
Lawsuit Demonstrates the Perils of Using IC's in California -
Independent Contractor decides he is an employee after fee dispute arises
In theory, California's infamous ABC test can be met if your independent technology consultant:
A. controls his own work.
B. performs work outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business, such as a one-time
4 min read
Nov
28
Kelly Services Cases Provide Valuable Lessons in Assignment Suitability, Client Selection, and Receivables Management
A wage-hour class action lawsuit recently filed in California seems to be a good example of a job assignment that staffing firms should simply say "no" to.
3 min read